Posted on 02/24/2009 12:38:13 PM PST by gandalftb
Military officials believe Canadian immigration policies are creating a "favorable" environment for what the U.S. government deems to be potential terrorists seeking entry into the United States from the north, according to an internal briefing crafted by a U.S. Northern Command joint task force.
Officials at the Joint Task Force-North believe a “large population” of so-called special-interest aliens, or SIAs, in Eastern Canada presents the “greatest potential for foreign terrorists' access to the homeland,” according to a Jan. 15 briefing available on the organization's Web site until recently.
Specifically, U.S. military officials worry about “special-interest aliens” from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Egypt.
The task force's assertions could present a point of friction between Washington and Ottawa, although it is unclear whether Canadian security officials would contest the JTF-North findings.
The JTF-North briefing slides state U.S. authorities had apprehended a total of 433 SIAs from Lebanon, Iran and Somalia at the Mexican border in the Southwestern United States. The document also describes a “Hezbollah presence” in Mexico.
In the eastern area of the Great Lakes, including the stretch of Canada north of New York, Vermont and New Hampshire, JTF-North officials see the “largest presence” of “support networks and extremist organizations,” thus creating “foreign terrorist opportunities,” or FTOs.
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Shouldn't this declassified briefing, that discusses "Hezbollah's presence" in Mexico, with it's current civil war, be available publicly? It's FOIA time.
When we finally decide to "build the wall", it will probably be on our northern border.
I’m more worried about the terrorist presence in the White House. The President of the United States should not be someone who describes terrorists as “mainstream”.
I hope this isn’t the FIRST time our esteemed federal government has taken note of Canada’s lax immigration policies.
Of course, a MIRROR may be in order here, too.
“The document also describes a “Hezbollah presence” in Mexico”
And how long has our federal government been warned of this?? Several years at least. And, still, we get no border wall.
On the plus side; my mother lives in Northern VT, right on the border. There is a lot more security there now than there ever has been. Of course the border is long and most of it is quite remote.
I recall when I was sixteen and half, driving around there for the first time. I found myself coming up on the customs stations—from the wrong direction. The guys in the station asked who I was, asked who my parents were (they knew them) and they just laughed. I had no idea how I got on the other side of the border, and no idea how to get home from where I was.
I don’t think they would be laughing so hard today.
Just put a fence around Mississauga, ON
At least 35 terrorist training camps operating on American soil right now and the dumb bastards are worried about Canada.
The task force's assertions could present a point of friction between Washington and Ottawa.
On his first international trip, President Obama yesterday met with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Think there's any connection?
I thought Obama was going to shine the light of day on government. What was all that transparency talk about?
This proves that within one month of being President, Obama is the same old - “Tell the truth slowly, hide what ya can, show only what makes ya look good.” kind of pol.
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